Woe Is I Jr.

The Younger Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English (in Plain English)

<p>As Patricia T. O'Conner proved in the original <i>Woe Is I</i>, a national bestseller, grammar can be entertaining and easy to understand. And now she's made it fun for middle-graders. With funny chapters like &quot;Incredible Shrinking Words&quot;, silly poems about meatballs, and examples that reference Shrek and earwax jelly beans, kids will know this isn't a dry, boring reference book. Instead, conversational language and humorous examples painlessly illuminate the rules of the English language.</p><p>Like a humorous <i>Strunk and White</i> for 4th through 8th graders, this is destined to become a must-have for every English classroom and student.</p>

<p>As Patricia T. O'Conner proved in the original <i>Woe Is I</i>, a national bestseller, grammar can be entertaining and easy to understand. And now she's made it fun for middle-graders. With funny chapters like &quot;Incredible Shrinking Words&quot;, silly poems about meatballs, and examples that reference Shrek and earwax jelly beans, kids will know this isn't a dry, boring reference book. Instead, conversational language and humorous examples painlessly illuminate the rules of the English language.</p><p>Like a humorous <i>Strunk and White</i> for 4th through 8th graders, this is destined to become a must-have for every English classroom and student.</p>